MS Senate passes redistricting plan. See who will run in special elections and areas affected
The Senate on Wednesday passed a plan to redraw its districts, per a federal court order. If approved by a federal judge, it ...
Senate passes redistricting that calls for 10 new elections
Voters from 10 Senate districts will have to re-decide in November special elections who should represent them in Jackson, ...
Can you get out of jury duty in Mississippi? Here are 10 accepted excuses you can use
We’ve scoured our sources near and far, and we found 10 excuses you can use if you need to get out of jury duty in Mississippi. Here’s what to know: According to the DeSoto County, Mississippi website ...
Mississippi Judge Lifts Order That Forced Newspaper to Remove an Editorial
The judge’s order against The Clarksdale Press Register in Clarksdale, Miss., had alarmed press advocates, who said it was a ...
Crawford asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear rape conviction appeal
A Tippah County man who has resided on Mississippi’s death row for three decades continues to seek a court to hear his appeal. Charles Ray Crawford, 57, admitted he kidnapped, raped and killed a ...
Mississippi judge vacates her order that a newspaper remove its editorial criticizing local leaders
A Mississippi judge on Wednesday vacated her order that a newspaper remove its editorial criticizing local officials, days after a city decided to drop the lawsuit that spurred it. The judge's order ...
JAMA study finds 22,180 more births in first 14 states that restricted abortion
The first 14 states that restricted abortion after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June 2022 delivered 22,181 ...
Death row inmate asks Supreme Court to hear oral arguments
JACKSON – Attorneys for death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford want the state’s highest court to hear oral arguments in the ...
How Tiny City’s Butthurt Mayor Became Bigger Press Freedom Killer than Trump
Mississippi mayor Chuck Espy has managed to silence his local paper with the help of a judge—something Trump can only dream ...
Former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy describes rampant violence by ‘Goon Squad’
The former deputy told Mississippi Today that drug raids occurred in suburban Rankin County, outside Jackson, almost every ...
Supreme Court upholds conviction of man sentenced for killing Jackson firefighter
A Jackson man sentenced to life in prison for killing a Jackson firefighter has had his conviction upheld by the Mississippi Supreme Court. On Thursday, justices affirmed a Hinds County jury’s ...